Knurek Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Knurek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Poland1871:203,25527,063
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Knurek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Knurek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Knurek has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knurek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 668,257th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Knurek live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 17 percent reside and Connecticut, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 42 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Knurek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knurek are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

Knurek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.24% more than the national average, earning $53,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knourek92102/
Knaurek9281/
Knaureck8614/
Knoureck860/
Knorek83107/
Knuryk8321/
Knurik833/
Knorrek77133/
Kñourek7719/
Knurick7717/
Knireck776/
Knoreck772/
Knourex771/
Knorreck7150/
Cnurec6729/
Knoryk678/
Knourkova674/
Knorik671/
Kñaurec624/
Kñourec622/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knurek
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